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Moderate vs Windy - What's the difference?

moderate | windy |

As adjectives the difference between moderate and windy

is that moderate is not excessive; acting in moderation while windy is accompanied by wind or windy can be (of a path etc) having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

As nouns the difference between moderate and windy

is that moderate is one who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics while windy is (colloquial) fart.

As a verb moderate

is to reduce the excessiveness of (something).

moderate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not excessive; acting in moderation
    • moderate language
    a moderate Calvinist
    travelling at a moderate speed
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • A number of moderate members managed to obtain a majority in a thin house.
  • Mediocre
  • Average priced; standard-deal
  • Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
    • a moderate winter
  • * Walter
    • moderate showers
  • (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

    • Derived terms

    * moderately * moderateness

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Noun

    (wikipedia moderate) (en noun)
  • One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
    • ''While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
    The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches.

    Verb

    (moderat)
  • To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
    • to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.
  • * Spenser
    • To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.
  • To become less excessive
  • To preside over (something) as a moderator
    • to moderate a synod
  • To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise

    • Synonyms

    * (reduce excesses ) temperate * (preside ) arbitrate, chair

    Derived terms

    * moderation * moderating

    Related terms

    * modal * modality * mode * model * moderator * module

    References

    * * English heteronyms ----

    windy

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (wind) (weather condition) + (-y).

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Accompanied by wind.
    • It was a long and windy night.
  • Unsheltered and open to the wind.
    • They made love in a windy bus shelter.
  • Empty and lacking substance.
    • They made windy promises they would not keep.
  • Long-winded; orally verbose.
  • Flatulent.
    • The Tex-Mex meal had made them somewhat windy .
  • (slang) Nervous, frightened.
  • * 1995 , (Pat Barker), The Ghost Road'', Penguin 2014 (''The Regeneration Trilogy ), p. 848:
    • The thing is he's not windy, he's a perfectly good soldier, no more than reasonably afraid of rifle and machine-gun bullets, shells, grenades.
    Synonyms
    * See also * See also
    Antonyms
    * (accompanied by wind) calm, windless

    Noun

    (windies)
  • (colloquial) fart

    • Etymology 2

    From + (-y).

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a path etc) Having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.